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Hi,

Thanks for giving 'blogs' a go.  You've probably already blogged outside of school activities. This time we are inviting you to keep track of your subject progress using the blog format.

Why? So you can practice what is called 'reflection', which means you are thinking about what you've learned. Another reason is that other students can comment on what you're doing in a particular subject.  Your teachers can also give you feedback and encouragement in the same way. Yet another reason is so that a group of you can 'talk' about a specific project or topic.

Your blogs are viewable only by logged in users. That means it is for school viewing only. In the future we might make it publicly accessible. That will largely depend on all of us sticking to some basic blogging rules...

Here's some good rules for being online [author unknown]

•    Only ever use your first name or a nickname when you are writing on this or other blogs or wikis

•    Never use any other student’s last name

•    Never post any personal information–such as your home phone number or home address on this or any other blog or wiki

•    Never share any of you usernames or passwords with anyone and never log in as another student

•    Always tell your parents or teacher right away if you come across anything that makes you feel uncomfortable

•    Remember the “grandma rule” that anything you put on the internet could be read by your grandmother so only write things you could say to the nicest of grannies

•    Be a good online citizen and never write or post anything that could hurt anyone else

•    Always check with an adult if someone asks for your phone number or to meet you

•    Never make arrangements to meet anyone over the internet without telling your parents

•    Make sure you publish only your own work. Don’t under any circumstances use other people’s work and call it your own

•    Make sure that you read over your writing before you post it to check the spelling and that it reads okay. 

So, if you haven't started yet, give it a go; it's not meant to be hard work.

Have fun.

Staff, please email R.Bouman via edumail to get a username and password so you can start using your blog.